War Office

noun

1. 1. the department of state responsible for the British Army, now part of the Ministry of Defence
   2. the premises of this department in Whitehall, London

Example Sentences

After trawling the national archives and cross referencing eye-witness accounts, family letters and war office reports, Ms Nash was able to identify these men as Sergeant Northey and Major Patrick Angier.

From BBC

In a speech at the Old War Office in London, Mr Cleverly said his party “must restore our credibility” on migration control to win back voters who switched to Reform and other parties at the general election.

From BBC

Westminster Development Services is best known for redeveloping the site of the former Old War Office building on Whitehall as a Raffles hotel complex.

From BBC

He submitted his plans for an idea of floating piers that could become harbours to the War Office, and was personally selected by Churchill for the project, soon to become known as the Mulberry Harbours.

From BBC

In fact, documents concerning an essential mission, dubbed Operation Postmaster and undertaken by the British War Office, were only recently declassified.

From Los Angeles Times